escort
noun
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy.
was escorting
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past progressiveof escort.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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An updated post later said law enforcement was escorting students in buses to a separate location, where families could reunite with their children.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Led by Finnish troops who are part of Unifil, the convoy was escorting civilians to and from Christian villages near the border.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on June 12 that the U.S. military was escorting ships carrying about 7 million barrels a day out of the Persian Gulf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Lander was escorting immigrants from their court hearings when agents arrested him on allegations of impeding federal officers.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
“The night Grover was escorting us to camp, he got confused, took some wrong turns. You remember he told you that once?”
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
